Welcome to Mad About Art!
Mad About Art! is an enthusiastic group of art lovers run by a volunteer board. MAA! offers monthly programming featuring unique art activities in the Denver metro area. Programs include artist studio visits, private collection tours, corporate art tours, and public art tours. There are also book salons and lectures. Social activities include member parties for holidays and special events. In addition, the MAA! Travel program provides small group excursions to national and international locations several times a year. Membership dues are $75.00 per person, $25 for an additional person in your household.
It is time to renew your Mad About Art! 2026 membership in March. Programming is well underway for 2026, with events you won’t want to miss. Click the link below to complete your membership renewal, then view your cart and pay. Membership dues are $75.00 per person, $25 for an additional person in your household for 2026. You cannot sign up for events until you renew your membership. So sign up NOW!
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Looking forward to another year of exciting art adventures.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
Mad About Art! is pleased to provide monthly programs for our membership. We endeavor to have space available for everyone interested in a particular program. However, we have noticed a trend of members signing up for events and not showing or canceling at the last minute. Because some of the programs are at artists studios, space is often limited. Please do not sign up for a program until you are certain of your schedule and if you need to cancel please do so at least a week prior to the event date. Registering for a program the moment the newsletter arrives and then cancelling a day or two before prevents other members from attending. We look forward to seeing you at future programs!
HAPPENING IN MARCH 2026
Tour of Ron Zito’s Studio
Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 10:30am
In Ron’s work in contemporary realism, he tries to capture the meaning of the Latin phrase, finitum capax infiniti, “the finite is capable of the infinite,” which means that there is no access to the infinite except through the finite.
In some respects, Ron has become a chronicler of empty spaces. He believes that we leave something of ourselves behind in the spaces we inhabit, either in the physical changes we make, or because of the dings and dents of time. Therefore, in a sense, there are no real empty spaces.
Compositionally, the way material things have been left behind is of key importance to Ron’s work. The way a piece of furniture sits in a room, the marking on an old wall, the industrial detritus left behind on the land, the way an empty shelf protrudes from a wall, these things bear testimony to the people who have moved on. The mute objects are not really silent.
Location: Blue Silo Studios, 4701 National Western Drive, Denver 80216
Program limited to 35 members
RSVP by March 9
No cost to attend
Tell Clyfford I Said ‘Hi’”
An Exhibition Curated by Children of the Colville Confederated Tribes
Friday, March 27, 2026, Tours at 10:00am & 1pm
On March 27, please join us for a special tour at the Clyfford Still Museum of their current exhibition “Tell Clyfford I Said ‘Hi’.”
The tours will be led by Nicole Cromartie, Director of Learning and Engagement at the Clyfford Still Museum and a co-curator of the exhibition.
“Tell Clyfford I Said ‘Hi’”: An Exhibition Curated by Children of the Colville Confederated Tribes” is a collaborative exhibition, co-curated with youth from the Colville Confederated Tribes in Washington State. It highlights the perspectives of Colville children on Clyfford Still’s depictions of their ancestors and their home, as well as his abstract works. Installed in all nine of the Museum’s galleries, this exhibition investigates six themes identified by our co-curators. For additional information on the exhibition go to https://clyffordstillmuseum.org/exhibitions/tell-clyfford-i-said-hi/.
Location: Clyfford Still Museum,1250 Bannock Street, Denver 80204
Two tours times offered, each limited to 20 members
$15 per person to attend
RSVP by March 25
Directions & Parking: The Clyfford Still Museum is located at 1250 Bannock Street (720-354-4880), just west of the Hamilton Building at the Denver Art Museum. Parking is available on the street, in surface lots, and in the Cultural Center Complex Garage on 12th Avenue and Broadway.
UPCOMING EVENTS
April 7, 11:00am: Authors Elizabeth Schlosser and Deborah Wadsworth discuss their books about Denver’s public art and the art of John Edward Thompson at the Cherry Hills III Clubhouse
April 13-18, 2026: The “Let the Good Times Roll” New Orleans trip takes place from April 13 to 18.
April 27, 2026: Tour of Raj Chaudhuri Studio. Two tours are scheduled: 10:00-11:00am & 11:30am-12:30pm.
May 13, 2026: NKollectiv Gallery tour, May 13, featuring Michele Messenger (encaustics) and Mary Lynn Baird (clay monotypes), followed by lunch at Gallo Italian Supper Club.
May 26, 2026: A behind the scenes tour of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) Theater Company studios, dinner and a showing of Somewhere. Choose one or two of the activities or join us for all three. Tour will begin at 3:30pm., dinner will be at 5pm. and showtime for Somewhere is 7pm.
JOIN OR RENEW MEMBERSHIP
It is time to renew your Mad About Art! 2026 membership in March. Programming is well underway for 2026, with events you won’t want to miss. Click the link below to complete your membership renewal, then view your cart and pay. Membership dues are $75.00 per person, $25 for an additional person in your household for 2026. You cannot sign up for events until you renew your membership. So sign up NOW!
President: Chad Skrbina
Past President: Hanne Lichtenfels
Treasurer: Stacey Wilson
Secretary: Meg Freedman
Communications: Betsy Rumely
Nominations: Penny Eucker
Programs: Kate McDaniel
Membership: Patty Horsch
Check Out Our Video and Previous Programs Page
Here you will find videos from our recent and past events – just click the red video icon.
